$100,000 donated for How Are We Alike? gallery
SUGAR LAND (April 19, 2016) – McDonald’s Restaurants of Greater Houston in partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Houston/Galveston have united in support of the Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center: A Very Special Project of the Children’s Museum of Houston. The organizations teamed up to make a $100,000 donation for the permanent naming rights of the Discovery Center’s “How Are We Alike?” gallery.
Judy Schmid, owner and operator of various Fort Bend McDonald’s locations, along with Debbie Adams, former president of Ronald McDonald Charities, joined forces to come up with the donation.
The “How Are We Alike?” gallery will host rotating cultural exhibits. The gallery’s debut exhibit will be Dragons and Fairies: Exploring Viet Nam through Folktales. Dragons and Fairies will provide a profusion of hands-on, interactive experiences where aspects of modern day life in Vietnam will interweave with centuries-old folktales.
The Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:45 a.m. on May 28, 2016. The project is Imperial Market’s first retailer to open in its much-awaited commercial property development on U.S. Route 90 in Sugar Land. Housed on the first floor of a 12,500 square foot repurposed historical building at Imperial Market (formerly known as Imperial Sugar and which is now being restored by Johnson Development), and with the mission to transform communities through innovative child-centered learning, six galleries will be managed as platforms for learning for children from birth to 12-years.
To purchase a tile or make a charitable donation, please contact Children’s Museum of Houston Development Director Tracy Golden at (713) 535-7218 or tgolden@cmhouston.org.
ABOUT FORT BEND CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY CENTER
The Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center is located at 198 Kempner St., Sugar Land, TX 77478. Hours for the Discovery Center will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. General admission for adults and children (Ages 1+) will be $12. For more information, please visit www.childrensdiscoveryfb.org. Also, “like” the Museum on Facebook, www.facebook.com/FortBendDiscoveryCenter
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“America’s No. 1 Children’s Museum” by Parents Magazine, listed among Forbes, LA Times and USA Today’s “Best Children’s Museums in the U.S.,” winner of Houston A-List “Best Museum 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015,” Kids Out and About “Top 20 Places to Take Kids in Houston, 2013, 2014 & 2015,” and one of “Houston’s Must See Museums” by Travel Channel, the Children’s Museum of Houston is a Playground for Your Mind™. It is dedicated to transforming communities through innovative, child-centered learning with a vision to spark a passion for lifelong learning in all children. Founded in 1980 and housed in a whimsical building designed by internationally acclaimed architect Robert Venturi, the Children’s Museum of Houston offers a multitude of innovative exhibits and bilingual learning programs for kids ages birth to 12 years. The Museum serves more than 1,100,000 people annually and operates as a 501(c)(3) under the direction of a Board of Directors. For more information, please visit www.cmhouston.org or call (713) 522-1138. Can your mind come out to play?™
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ABOUT RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER HOUSTON/GALVESTON
For 25 years, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Houston/Galveston has been creating, finding and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children. Their signature programs include scholarships to help provide access to a college education for students who need and earn it, two Ronald McDonald Care Mobiles managed by Texas Children’s and UT Health: School of Dentistry, and managed by UTMB are four C.H.E.E.R.! Rooms which provide Play with a Purpose. The organization also provides support to two area Ronald McDonald Houses, which are “homes away from home” allowing families to be with their hospitalized children for extended periods of time. To learn more about the organization, please visit www.rmhcghg.org.